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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.

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All employees of Ben & Jerry’s get to take home 3 free pints of ice cream every single day!

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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.

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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.

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In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.

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If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.

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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.

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It has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve.

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